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<blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 8100175" data-attributes="member: 72555"><p>So for a fighter, you can't pick this until level 3?</p><p></p><p>Being forced to do it for 2 classes (as a pair) reduces the combinatorial explosion a bit (having to check X level dips), and is closer to the OP's plan anyhow.</p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>So, OP, a proposal:</p><p></p><p>1) When multiclassing, you cannot gain a level that is more than 1 level ahead of another class you have.</p><p>2) You can only have 2 classes.</p><p>3) You cannot start a multiclass after level 10.</p><p>4) The non-spellcasting slot features you have are equal to your level in the class, plus half of the levels of your other class. This cannot more than double the levels in a class, except HD.</p><p>5) If you are multiclasses into two classes that gain Extra Attack(2) at level 5, and their levels sum to 5, you can choose to delay class features from the higher class by 1 level and take Extra Attack(2) instead, until it catches up to level 5.</p><p>6) If you gain Extra Attack(2) again, you instead advance the non-spellcasting features of the class by 1.</p><p>7) Spellcasting slots remain as standard MC rules, but the spells you can gain access to are as rule 4. You might not have the slot to cast spells you can learn (but you could use them for ritual casting, for example) unless you are a caster/caster multiclass.</p><p></p><p>So a Fighter 4/Rogue 3 has the features of Fighter 5/Rogue 4 and is a level 7 PC. They have 2 ASIs, 2 attacks, 2d6 sneak attack, etc.</p><p></p><p>A Fighter 10/Rogue 10 has the features of a Fighter 15/Rogue 15.</p><p></p><p>An EK 10/Wizard 10 has access to 3rd level EK spells, 8th level Wizard spells, and 7th level slots (level 13 spellcasting slots). Their 8th level Wizard spells are only useful for rituals, and has 3 attacks (fighter 15 features).</p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>I suspect this might help many classes in the back 10 (level 11 to 20), because of the shortage of features there. Multiclass characters never get access to Wish (level 9 spells), but a caster/caster multiclass has access to 8th level spells in both classes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NotAYakk, post: 8100175, member: 72555"] So for a fighter, you can't pick this until level 3? Being forced to do it for 2 classes (as a pair) reduces the combinatorial explosion a bit (having to check X level dips), and is closer to the OP's plan anyhow. --- So, OP, a proposal: 1) When multiclassing, you cannot gain a level that is more than 1 level ahead of another class you have. 2) You can only have 2 classes. 3) You cannot start a multiclass after level 10. 4) The non-spellcasting slot features you have are equal to your level in the class, plus half of the levels of your other class. This cannot more than double the levels in a class, except HD. 5) If you are multiclasses into two classes that gain Extra Attack(2) at level 5, and their levels sum to 5, you can choose to delay class features from the higher class by 1 level and take Extra Attack(2) instead, until it catches up to level 5. 6) If you gain Extra Attack(2) again, you instead advance the non-spellcasting features of the class by 1. 7) Spellcasting slots remain as standard MC rules, but the spells you can gain access to are as rule 4. You might not have the slot to cast spells you can learn (but you could use them for ritual casting, for example) unless you are a caster/caster multiclass. So a Fighter 4/Rogue 3 has the features of Fighter 5/Rogue 4 and is a level 7 PC. They have 2 ASIs, 2 attacks, 2d6 sneak attack, etc. A Fighter 10/Rogue 10 has the features of a Fighter 15/Rogue 15. An EK 10/Wizard 10 has access to 3rd level EK spells, 8th level Wizard spells, and 7th level slots (level 13 spellcasting slots). Their 8th level Wizard spells are only useful for rituals, and has 3 attacks (fighter 15 features). --- I suspect this might help many classes in the back 10 (level 11 to 20), because of the shortage of features there. Multiclass characters never get access to Wish (level 9 spells), but a caster/caster multiclass has access to 8th level spells in both classes. [/QUOTE]
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